Tom King
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“made the stakes of the show high,”
Tom King · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-17
King told GQ that killing Hal Jordan raised the show's stakes.
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“Where are Hal and John? Why does Guy have the ring? We were figuring out other sorts of mysteries: Okay, where do we end? Why did this happen?”
Tom King · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-17
King continued explaining to GQ the story mysteries the creative team worked to resolve.
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“The central thing we were solving was the mystery of the 'Superman' movie. The 'Superman' movie takes place today, contemporary to us, and Guy Gardner is the Green Lantern,”
Tom King · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-17
King told GQ that the death was meant to explain why Guy Gardner is the Green Lantern in the 'Superman' movie.
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